Leviticus 8:5

5 Moses told the congregation, "The LORD has commanded that this is what you must do."

Leviticus 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said unto the congregation
Having convened them, he opened to them the reason of their being called together, which was not done of himself, but by divine direction: this [is] the thing which the Lord commanded to be done;
namely, what follows, concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to be priests, and the investiture of them with that office, attended with various rites and ceremonies to be performed, of which they were to be witnesses.

Leviticus 8:5 In-Context

3 Gather the whole congregation at the entrance to the tent of meeting."

4 Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the congregation gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

5 Moses told the congregation, "The LORD has commanded that this is what you must do."

6 Moses had Aaron and his sons come forward, and he washed them.

7 He put the linen robe on Aaron and fastened the belt around him. He also dressed him in the robe that is worn with the ephod. He fastened the ephod to it.